Machine for coloring paints



Dec. 23, 1958 A. NAGY 2,865,614

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MACHINE FOR COLORING PAINTS Filed Jan. 50, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IINVENTOR. amwoaw A/HGV 7? 7f)! f MKQW Q Dec. 23, 1958 A. NAGY -MACHINEFOR COLORING PAINTS Filed Jan. 50. 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IINVENTOR.film/swa 4796 G Wm 2,885,614 Patented Dec. 23, 1958 2,865,614 MACHINEFOR COLORING PAINTS Alexander Nagy, Lindenhurst, N. Y. ApplicationJanuary 30, 1957, Serial No. 637,286 6 Claims. (Cl. 259-95) Thisinvention relates to machines for coloring paints in general and moreespecially to machinesfor coloring paints whereby paint of a traditionalcolor, such as white, may not only have mixed with it one or morecoloring ingredients but in addition exhibit the same for instantaneousvisual inspection.

Among the objects of the present invention it is aimed to provide animproved paint coloring machine for coloring paint whereby a readilyascertainable, predetermined amount of coloring matter and a readilyascertainable, predetermined amount of paint may with facility be mixedand the result immediately be inspected whereby the painter, after asmall quantity of the proper mixture has been obtained, may repeatedlyreproduce the same in large quantities.

The value of this objective is apparent when consideration is taken ofthe fact that particularly with a large room the painter must either mixan adequate large amount of paint with the desired coloring matter inadvance or else risk the vagaries and uncertainties ofthe traditional orconventional practice of so-called rule of thumb, for attempting toreproduce the color selected of the initial mixture.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide animproved paint coloring machine for coloring paint whereby not only maya number of paint mixtures be expeditiously produced with a readilyascertainable, predetermined amount of coloring matter for instantaneousvisual inspection but also several paint mixtures expeditiously producedwith a readily ascertainable, predetermined amount of coloring matterand presented adjacent to one another for instantaneous visualinspection, as an instance, to determine the relationship of the colorof the paint for the ceiling, the wall surface and the woodwork of aroom for comparison as to the matching or blending of the several colorsselected.

It is still a further object of the present invention to provide animproved paint coloring machine for receiving a container having apredetermined quantity of paint of a traditional color, such as white,and for receiving a plurality of vessels containing different coloringmatters, from one or more of the latter a readily ascertainable,predetermined amount or readily ascertainable, predetermined amounts maybe withdrawn and introduced into the paint for instantaneous visualinspection.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide animproved paint coloring machine for receiving a plurality of containershaving a predetermined quantity of paint of a traditional color, such aswhite, and for receiving a plurality of vessels containing differentcoloring matters, common to said plurality of containers from one ormore of the said vessels a readily ascertainable, predetermined amountor readily ascertainable, predetermined amounts may be withdrawn foreach of said containers and mixed for instantaneous visual inspection.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the presentinvention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of onespecific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view partly in perspective.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a cabinet housing the machine showing thewindow or viewer.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are side elevations of four of the five plates whichtogether form mixed paint containing viewing chambers on the lines 4-4,5-5, 6-6 and 7-7, respectively, of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Pig. 3.

In the embodiment illustrated there is shown a cabinet 1, see Fig. 2,having a front wall 2 provided with a window 3 where there will beexposed the face 4 of the viewer 5 which is connected to the inner faceof the wall 2, see Fig. 3. The viewer 5 in the present instance iscomposed of five sheets or plates 6, 7, 8, 9 and 1t) composed of atransparent material, such as glass or Plexiglas, conventionally made bypolymerizing methylester also known as methylmethacrylate.

The sheets 6, 8 and 10 are intact, with the exception that the sheet 8is provided with four openings 11, 12, 13 and 14 and the sheet 10 withsix openings 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

The sheet 7 is provided with four openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 inalinement with the openings 11, 12, 13 and 14, respectively, of thesheet 8. The openings 21 and 22 are located at the ends of the elongatedopening 25 portraying a ceiling in perspective. The openings 23 and 24are located at the ends of the narrow baseboard portraying opening 26 incommunication with the larger door portraying opening 27.

The combination of openings 21, 22 and 25, however, are not incommunication with the combination of openings 23, 24, 26 and 27 so thatwhen the sheets or plates 6, and 8 are securely cemented to one anotherto exclude all air or air pockets between them, then the combination ofopenings 21, 22 and 25 will be effectively sealed from the combinationof openings 23, 24, 26 and 27.

In turn the plate 9 is provided with six openings 28, 29, 30, 31, 32and'33 which are in alinement with the openings 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and20, respectively, in the plate 10.

Furthermore the openings 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the plate 8 are inalinement with the openings 28, 29, 32 and 33, respectively, of theplate 9. Consequently the tubes 34, 35, 36 and 37 may extend through theplates 10, 9 and 8 to the openings 21, 22, 23 and 24, respectively, inthe plate 7.

Furthermore since the openings 30 and 31 of the plate 9 are in alinementwith the openings 17 and 18 of the plate 10, the tubes 38 and 39 mayextend through the plate 10 into communication with the openings 38 and31, respectively, of the plate 9. The openings 30 and 31 are located inthe lower opposite corners of the large wall portraying opening 40.Here, too, when the sheets or plates 8, 9 and 10 are securely cementedto one another to exclude all air or air pockets between them, then thecombination of openings 30, 31 and 40 will be eifectively sealed fromthe pockets formed by the openings in sheet 7.

The wall portraying opening 40 is connected to the pump 41 by theconduit 38 which pump 41 in turn is connected by the conduit 43 to thecontainer 42 containing a predetermined amount of paint of a traditionalcolor such as white.

The ceiling portraying opening 25 is connected to the pump 44 by theconduit 34 which pump 44 in turn is connected by the conduit 46 to thecontainer 45 containing a predetermined amount of paint of a traditionalcolor such as White. The Woodwork portraying openings 26 and 27 areconnected to the pump 47 by the conduit 36 which pump 47 in turn isconnected by the conduit 149 to the container 48 containing apredetermined amount of paint of a traditional color such as white.

Furthermorethe wallportraying opening 40 is..con-,

nected to one end of the wall valve manifold 49 by the conduit 39 whichenters the chambered extension 50 of the manifold 49. This extensionSt)inturnvis connected by the conduitSI to.the containerAZ... Furthermorethe other end-of the-manifold 49 is connectedby. theconduit, 52 to thepump 41.

The ceiling opening -,is.connected to .the chambered extension 535atone. -end.of the ceiling..valv.e manifold 54. This extension53-in turnis connected by the conduit 55 to the container 45. The othenend of thevalve manifold 54 is connected by. the conduit 56 to. the pump 44.

The wookwork border portraying openings 26 and, 27

are connectedby the conduit 3'7 to the chambered ex-.

tension 57 at one end of the wokwork valve manifold 53. This extension57 is in turn connected by the conduit 59 to the container 48.. Theotherend of the manifold 53 is connected by theconduit 6010 the pump 47.

The extension 53 is .shown in section in Fig. 8,. the bores of theconduits 37 and 59 being in. communication with one another through thechamber 61 formed in the. ore. tension 58 which chamber 61 in turn isconnected by the small orifice 62 with the bore 63 .of the conduit 69.The internal conformation of .the. extensions 50 and 53 aresubstantially identical with the internal construction of the extension53. Sothatthe bores of the conduits 39 and 51 are not only incommunication with one another through the extension 59 but .also incommunication with the bore of the conduit 52 through the extension 59,and the bores of the conduits and.55.are not only in con munication withone another through the extension 53 but also in communication withthebore of the conduit 56 through the extension 53.

From the foregoing it will appear that when the pump 41 as an instanceis set into operation, it will pump the paint in the container 42. upthrough the conduit 38 into the wall portraying opening and then outthrough the conduit 39 back to the container 42 by the conduit 51. Atthe same time it will also cause some of the paint to be returned to thepump 41 through the conduit 52. As a matter of fact, since the orificebetween the extension and the bore of the conduit 52 is restricted ascompared to the chamber in the extension 59 between the conduits 39 and51, most of the paint will be pumped through the conduit 51 to thecontainer 42. The restriction in the extension 50. will serve to causeall of the coloring matter which is introduced into the conduit 52 to besucked down into the pump 41 and the conduit 51 merely serve to maintainfree circulation of the mixed paint and coloring matter through the wallportraying opening 40.

Preferably disposed above-the uppermost valve mania fold 49 there areprovided the vessels64 which are connected by the conduits65 to themanifold 49. The manifolds 49,-54-and58 are all chambered having theslide t receiving chambers 66, 67 and. 68, respectively. The

chambers 66--are in communication. with the bore of the conduitSZby-theopenings 69. The chambers 67 are in communication with the boreof the conduit 56 by the openings 71. The chambers 68 are incommunication with the bore of the conduit by the openings 72. The boresof the conduits are in'alinement with the short tubes-73 which extendfrom themanifold 49 to the manifold 54 and form communications betweenthe cham- 75 are in turn connected by.the rods. 77 tothebuttons 78extending through the.front;;wall, 2.'. These slides,75 1

or valves are-normally retained in position where their openings 76 arein, alinement with the bores of the conduits 65 by the springs 79.

Each ofthe chambers. 67 inturnare provided with...

a slide 80 provided with an opening 81 normally in alinement with thebores of two alined tubes 73 and 74, as shown in Fig. 3. The slides0-are connected with the rods 82 to the buttons 83 which extend throughthe wall 2. These slides are in turn normally maintained in the positionshown in Fig. 3 by the springs 34.

Each of the chambers 68 is provided with 'a slide 85 having an opening86. The openings 86 are normally in alinement with the bores of thetubes74 and are connected by the rods 87 to the buttons 88 extending throughthe wall 2. The slides 85 are normally maintained-in the position, shownin Fig. 3, by-the springs '89. The

springs '79, see Fig. 3, connect the rods 77 to the inner face of thewall 2. The springs 34 connect the rods 82 to the inner face of the wall2. The springs 89 connect the rods 87 to the inner face of the wall2.

The vessels '64 are provided with coloring matter, preferably in aliquid condition, each vessel 64 for' a different color. If, therefore,it is desired to'select the proper color for the paint of the wall of aroom, one

of the buttons 73 corresponding to the color selected will be pressedinwardly to cause its opening 76 tilled with a predetermined amount ofthe coloring matter selected to register with the opening 69 incommunication with the conduit 52. in operation, if it has not alreadybeen set in operation, it will suck the coloring matter so transferredin the opening 76 through the conduit 51 into the chamber 42 and causeit to be mixed with a predetermined amountof paint'of a traditionalcolor, such as White. Due to- Thereupon when the pump 41'is set theagitation caused by the pump 41 the coloring matter so introduced intothe container 42 will thoroughly mix it with the paint in the container.42 and then due to the pump 41 enable the paint so mixed to betransferred through the conduit 38 to the wall portraying opening 40.The paint pumped into the wall portraying opening 40, however, will notremain at rest but'circulate through the opening 40 and be pumped outthrough the conduit 39 into the manifold 49. If the button 73 initiallyselected is still being depressed, the paint from the conduit 39 maythen pass not only through the restricted opening in the extension 56into the conduit 52 directly back to the opening 40 by means of the pump41 and conduit 38, but some of the paint will also pass from the conduit39 through the extension 50 into the conduit 51 and then into thecontainer 42. Should, however, the button 78 selected have been releasedin the meantime, the slide 75 will return to its normal positionshutting off the opening to the chamber-69 without affecting thecirculation of the paint through the conduits 39, 51 and 52.

If it is desired to compare the colored paintfo'r the three main areasof a room, such as-the sidewalls, ceiling and woodwork, then after thecolor of the paint for the sidewalls has been selected, one of thebuttons 83 may be pressed inwardly and the pump 45 set in operation toselect the proper color for the ceiling whereby the coloring matterselected will mix in the container 45 and be transferred to the ceilingportraying opening 25. At

the same time the buttons 88 may be depressed and the pump 47 set inoperation to cause the coloring matter selected to mix with the paint inthe container 48 andbe transferred to the woodwork -portraying openings26 and 27.

If more than one coloring matter is required for any may be selectedwithout departing from the generalspirit of the invention.

The shading of the wall portraying opening 40 is indicative of the colorgreen, the shading of the ceiling portraying opening is indicative ofthe color blue, and the shading of the woodwork portraying openings 26and 27 is brown. These colors have been arbitrarily shown for purpose ofillustration only.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to thedetails of construction Without departing from the general spirit of theinvention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a container for paint of a neutral color, aplurality of vessels for coloring matter of different colors from oneanother, a manifold, a visual inspection viewer for receiving paint fromsaid container and coloring matter from one or more of said vesselsmixed with one another, a pump, a first conduit conmeeting said viewerwith said pump, a second conduit connecting said pump with saidcontainer, a plurality of third conduits each connecting one of saidvessels with said manifold, a fourth conduit connecting said manifoldwith said containers, a plurality of isolating valves each valvecontrolling the flow of an isolated predetermined amount of coloringmatter from one of said vessels to said manifold, and means foractuating any one of said valves to the exclusion ofthe others, whensaid pump will draw into said container the isolated predeterminedquantity of coloring matter from the valve selected, mix the same andthen draw the mixture to said viewer for visual inspection.

2. The combination of a plurality of containers each having paint of aneutral color, a plurality of vessels common to all of said containers,each vessel having coloring matter of a difierent color from oneanother, a manifold for each container, a visual inspection viewerhaving a plurality of inspection areas each inspection area receivingpaint from one of said containers and coloring matter from at least oneof said vessels mixed with one another, a pump for each container, firstconduits each connecting one of said inspection areas with one of saidpumps, second conduits each connecting one of said containers with itsassociated pump, third conduits each connecting one of said vessels withall of said manifolds, fourth conduits each connecting all of saidmanifolds with one of said containers, a plurality of valves for eachmanifold each valve normally obstructing communication to its associatedcontainer and to said vessels and operable to select and isolate in eachmanifold a predetermined quantity of coloring matter from one of saidvessels and to establish communication to its associated container, andmeans for actuating each of said valves separately, when said pump willdraw the coloring matter from the vessels selected into the containerselected, mix the same and then draw the mixtures to the associatedinspection area for visual inspection.

3. The combination of a container for a predetermined quantity of paintof a neutral color, a vessel containing coloring matter, a viewer'havinga visual inspection area for receiving paint from said container andcoloring matter from said vessel, a pump, a first conduit connectingsaid viewer with said pump, a second conduit connecting said pump withsaid container, a third conduit connecting said vessel with saidcontainer, a valve operatively connected to said third conduit andhaving a pocket of a predetermined size to receive and isolate apredetermined quantity of coloring matter from said vessel, and meansfor actuating said valve to enable the contents of said pocket to bedrawn by said pump from said vessel into said container and then intosaid viewer.

4. The combination of a container having a predetermined quantity ofpaint of a neutral color, a vessel containing coloring matter, a viewerhaving a visual inspection area for receiving paint from said containerand coloring matter from said vessel, a pump, conduits connecting saidviewer, container and vessel with said pump to enable said pump to mixpaint with coloring matter and pump the resulting mixture from saidcontainer and vessel to said viewer, one of said conduits extending fromsaid vessel to said container, a valve operatively connected to said oneconduit having a pocket of a predetermined size to receive and isolate apredetermined quantity of coloring matter from said vessel, and meansfor actuating said valve to enable the contents of said pocket to bedrawn by said pump from said vessel into said container and viewer.

5. The combination of a container having a predetermined quantity ofpaint of a neutral color, a plurality of vessels containing coloringmatter of different colors from one another, a viewer having a visualinspection area for receiving paint from said container and coloringmatter from said vessels, a pump, conduits connecting said viewer,container and vessels, with said pump to enable said pump to mix paintwith coloring matter and pump the resulting mixture from said containerand vessels to said viewer, a plurality of said conduits connected tosaid vessels, a second conduit common to said plurality of said conduitsextending from said plurality of said conduits to said container, aplurality of valves each operatively connected to one of said pluralityof conduits connected to one of said vessels, and having a pocket ofpredetermined size to receive and isolate a predetermined quantity ofcoloring matter from its associated vessel, and means for actuating aplurality of said valves to enable the contents from said pockets to bedrawn by said pump from their vessels into said container and viewer.

6. The combination of a plurality of containers each having apredetermined quantity of paint of a neutral color, a plurality ofvessels common to all of said containers containing coloring matter ofdifferent colors from one another, a viewer having a plurality of visualinspection areas, each inspection area receiving paint from one of saidcontainers and coloring matter from at least one of said vessels, a pumpfor each container and inspection area, conduits connecting each of saidinspection areas, its associated container and said vessels with itsassociated pump to enable its associated pump to mix paint with coloringmatter and pump the resulting mixture from said containers and vesselsto their associated inspection areas to enable the colored paint thereinto be compared or matched, a first plurality of said conduits connectedto said vessels, a second plurality of said conduits of which eachconduit is connected to said first plurality of conduits to one of saidcontainers, a plurality of valves each operatively connected to one ofthe conduits of said first plurality of said conduits connected to oneof said vessels and having a pocket of a predetermined size to receiveand isolate a predetermined quantity of coloring matter from itsassociated vessel, and means for actuating said valves to enable thecontents of their pockets and their associated container to be drawn bysaid pump into and out of their respective inspection areas.

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